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    England and France during the start of the French Revolution‚ A Tale of Two Cities provides a glimpse into the lives of both the aristocrats and the revolutionaries of the time. In this classic novel‚ Dickens makes use of many sophisticated literary devices. These devices help tell the real story and convey the author’s true intentions for the novel’s outcome‚ as well as adding depth and richness to an already interesting story. “It was the best of times‚ it was the worst of times‚ it was the age of wisdom

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    The Raven Deep‚ dark‚ doomy is what this poem is‚ written by Edgar Allen Poe. This poem I believe is all imaginary which I will prove by evidence from the poem itself. This poem which was written in the 1800s is the darkest poem I have read yet. It has good imagery‚ mood‚ tone‚ language‚ and setting. This eighteen-stanza poem talks about a man who is encountered by a raven in the middle of the night. I’m going to show you why I believe this poem is imaginary. In the beginning of the poem

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    Whitman’s poems are long and often complex. He pioneered his own unique style of writing. Walt Whitman is an idol for being an original and a unique artist. He has a distinctive voice that many have attempted to duplicate and have been unable to do so. Whitman wrote in an epic like proportions; he developed his own rhythmic structure‚ creating complex lines and stanzas. Whitman’s style of free verse becomes synonymous with his name and works‚ and helped distinguish him as a great American poet. By

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    Ah Q is a metaphor for the confusing revolutionary period that took place in China after the fall of the Qing Dynasty. He is a metaphor for everything that was “backward” at this time‚ and is seen as a rather ironic and satirical character‚ in order to criticize the changes taking place at the time. He is also a symbol of anonymity‚ helping to establish that the individual was anonymous during this time period‚ and that the reforms that were meant to help the ordinary people did not. Ah Q’s story

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    Ministers Black Veil Literary Device Analysis Mrs. Joseph Darien Miller 4/16/13 In every literary piece an individual reads‚ may It be short story or novel‚ there are bound to be some type of literary device‚ may it be just one main one the author focuses their attention to add a specific tone to their piece as a well as make that literary piece distinguishable‚ or multiple devices to maintain variety and unpredictability. Without at least decent use of literary device‚ the reader’s eyes

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    Siddhartha Assignment #1 Option 3c: “I have always thirsted for knowledge‚ I have always been full of questions. Year after year I have questioned the Brahmins‚ year after year I have questioned the holy Vedas. Perhaps…it would have been equally good‚ equally clever and holy if I had questioned the rhinoceros or the chimpanzee. I have spent a long time and have not yet finished in order to learn this…that one can learn nothing.” When I first read this (very‚ very late at night of course…) I was

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    In the book Siddhartha‚ he compares meditation to the consumption of alcohol. These two surprisingly have a very similar effect on your state of mind‚ they take you away from the "real world". While they are similar in that way they are also very different. There are up’s and down’s to both of these states of mind. Alcohol can be very dangerous and unhealthy to your body. And meditation is a long process of things you do to yourself when there are alternatives‚ such as alcohol and drugs. Main negative

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    John Steinbeck had used various literary devices in which converse the theme which is of people trying to enlighten those who don’t know the truth and receiving conflict in return and resistance which teaches for confidence and knowledge. The author uses the devices of characterization‚ plot/conflict‚ and symbols. The usage of characterization puts into the conflict of that the characters - Root and Dick are the main characters- and how they show of using the literary terms to put into the theme. The

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    human rights through the literary devices of imagery‚ conflict‚ symbolism along with understatement. Wiesel uses these literary devices to emphasize the theme that a prisoner must remain optimistic to overcome oppression in his book‚ “Night”. To start‚ Wiesel describes the violation of the right to live in freedom and safety. Wiesel reveals the horrible conditions the Jews lived in at Buna and the horrible way the Nazis treated them. Wiesel reveals this using the literary device of imagery to describe

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    Foreshadowing “When he was nearly thirteen‚ my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow.”(3) Parallelism Simile “…his head was like a skull lookin’ at her.”(13) “By the time Mrs. Cat called the drugstore for an order of chocolate malted mice the class was wriggling like a bucketful of Catawba worms.” (18) "...Popped me like a cork onto pavement." (50) Metaphor “I wanted you to see what real courage is‚ instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand”. (149)

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